Give to someone in need
Acts 435 is about giving to people directly, to help them bridge the gap when they are facing a financial crisis.
Can you help a specific person in need?
Read stories of the applicants below and give as you feel able. Any amount will make a big difference to someone who is struggling.
You can instead make a general donation and the Acts 435 team will allocate it to the most urgent requests.
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- People with Disability (16)
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This person is seeking Asylum and only receives £8.05 per week. Having survived extreme human cruelty in a previous country, this person is now in the UK, learning English, and would really benefit from a laptop to complete homework. This person is taking Creative Writing classes, has a real knack for them, and would love to be able to practice writing more freely, using a laptop. Please can you help?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person, who has survived extreme human cruelty in a former county, is seeking Asylum and only receives £8.05 per week. He is learning English and would really benefit from a laptop to do his homework. He is a keen photographer and would love to store and edit his photos on a laptop. Please can you help?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is an Asylum seeker and only receives £40.85 per week. She is in need of a phone so that she can take control of her life by making appointments, using a maps app for travelling, and study English online. Please would you consider helping her?
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100This person is starting college in September and needs a laptop to study. She is an Asylum seeker, fleeing the war, and only receives £40.85 per week. A laptop will be a huge support to her. Please can you help her?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is a Refugee who has been homeless and is just about to move into Supported Housing. He is at college, and starting to build his life together. He would like a laptop to help him with his English homework for college, and to apply for jobs
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is an Asylum Seeker fleeing persecution. He receives only £8.05 per week and would like a laptop to help him keep up to date with technology, study English and find information. He used to be a Mechanic and Electrician and wants to retrain to do the same in the UK. A laptop would be really useful.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is an Asylum seeker, fleeing persecution in her country, who receives only £8.05 per week. She would really like a laptop to help her study English at College, access information and participate in online social activities run by charities. Please can you help her?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120An Asylum Seeker from Kuwait is living in Leeds and asking for £100 to purchase a mobile phone and some data to keep in touch with the Home Office, for hospital visits and a College course. He is not able to save any money on less than £6 benefit a day. Please could you help him to have what he needs at a crucial time in his life?
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100N is an Asylum Seeker who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. He arrived in the UK in March, after crossing the channel in a small boat. He is not currently receiving any Government Asylum support, which takes months to process, and is not allowed to work. He has lost everything, is destitute, and desperately needs support to buy food and basic supplies, as well as for travel to register with the Home Office, and to his solicitor for the Asylum application. Please can you help?
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100Our client is a Refugee who has separated from his wife. He is starting afresh and is in need of a cooker. Please could you help him?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150A is an Asylum Seeker from Guinea, living in temporary hotel accommodation. He has strong connections with the former Government that was overthrown by a military coup. His brothers and father have been arrested and lost contact. This happened whilst A was at a conference the UK and he is unable to return. as he has lost his income sources. He is undertaking an online Masters, but the WiFi at the hotel is poor. Please can you help him to get membership at the Stony Brook University Library so that he can use their resources to complete his course?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150A twenty one year old Asylum Seeker from Eritrea requests help to buy a second hand bicycle, helmet and lock. He receives an allowance of approximately £35 a week for all his living expenses and is not permitted to seek employment. He cannot afford the bus fares to attend English classes and other Training Courses and would be very grateful for any help received.
Still £80 left to donate
Total needed £80Our client, a Refugee, and his family arrived in the UK recently. They have moved to private housing and need help to buy essential items for the kitchen, such as pans, dishes, cups etc. Please would you consider supporting him with £150 to help and his family to settle?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150Our client came to the UK as an Asylum Seeker about four years ago. He was granted leave to remain and has now, at long last, been reunited with his family, who joined him three weeks ago. He is overjoyed! They have been given temporary accommodation, but need a fridge freezer that is big enough for the family. Any help you can give will be very much appreciated.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This gentleman is so happy that after 4 years his family has been allowed to join him in the UK. He is a Christian who came here as an asylum seeker, was granted leave to remain and is now, together with his family, seeking to make a new life here in the UK. They have been given temporary accommodation but his wife would love a vacuum cleaner so she can keep her home looking tidy and cared for. Any help you can give would be very much appreciated.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100This mother and two children, aged nine and six, are Refugees from Syria. They currently have very little furniture at home, just beds, a small sofa and camping chairs, and no toys for the children. Mum has asked for help to buy a table and chairs so they can sit down to eat, and wardrobe for the children's clothes.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150K is a Refugee who has a low income. She has moved to a new, private house which is empty and she cannot afford to buy essential items for her house. Please could you consider supporting the client with £150
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150S is a Refugee who has been settled in England for the past two years. Unfortunately, he got into debt, due to the language barrier and a lack of understanding of the system. He is working with Christians Against Poverty and is making good progress, but needs support to pay off his insolvency.
Still £90 left to donate
Total needed £90Our client is an Asylum Seeker who is really struggling financially. She has limited funds and needs to buy clothes and shoes for herself and children, because the children's clothes are small in size and their shoes are worn out. Mum will be happy to receive this financial support, as this will make the children happy. It will also help her not to worry and bring relief from her distress.
Still £80 left to donate
Total needed £80D was trafficked to the UK as a teenager and enslaved for twenty years before she was able to escape and seek support. After much hardship, D was granted Refugee Status earlier this year and is being provided move-on support. As a result of enduring years of mental and physical abuse, D suffers from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Psychosis and also debilitating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. D has recently moved to private rented accommodation and requires your help to purchase a two seater sofa. She will be so appreciative of your support.